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The UCLA Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History, Co-sponsored by the UCLA G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies and Center for European, Eurasian Studies International Institute and the Armenian Society of Los Angeles.

Friday, November 14, 2003
7:30 P.M.- 10:00 P.M.
. Presentation: Presenter: Establishment:
1

New Julfa - Four Centuries

Richard G. Hovannisian  UCLA
2 A Historical-Philosophical Analysis of the New Julfa Phenomenon Hrachik Mirzoyan Erevan State University
3 The Distinct Architectural Characteristics of the Armenian Churches of New Julfa Murad Hasratyan Institute of the Arts, Erevan
4 The New Julfa Dialect According to Hrachia Acharyan's "Study of the New Julfa Dialect" Jemma Barnasyan Linguistic Institute, Erevan
5 The Present State of the Armenian Diocese of New Julfa and Southern Iran Shahan Vardapet Sarkissian Primate, New Julfa


Saturday, November 15, 2003
10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
. Presentation: Presenter: Establishment:
1 The New Julfa Saga Richard G. Hovannisian UCLA
2 New Julfa, Past and Present John Carswell Malaga, Spain
3 The Armenian Diaspora in Safavid Iran:
Conversion, Acculturation, and Resistance
Ina Baghdiantz McCabe Tufts University
4 The Social and Internal Administrative Structure of New Julfa in the 17th Century Vazken Ghougassian Armenian Church Eastern Prelacy
5 Arakel Davrizhetsi and Safavid Aesthetics Amy Landau Oxford University
6 Seventeenth Century Manuscripts of New Julfa: Reflections of a Cosmopolitan Society Sylvie Merian Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City
7 Circulation and Use of Prints with Religious Subjects in Safavid Persia: The New Julfa Case Sâyeh Laporte-Eftekharian Université Libre de Bruxelles
8 Relations between the New Julfa Merchants and the English East India Company Reconsidered Edmund Herzig University of Manchester
9 The Lazarian Trade Company According to Harutiun Lazarian's Ledger and Correspondence Shushanik Khachikyan The Matenadaran, Erevan
10 The Discovery of a Treasure Trove of New Julfa Mercantile Letters Sebouh Aslanian Columbia University
11 New Julfa as an Armenian-Iranian Cultural Contact Zone
in the Period of Qajar Rule
Raisa Amirbekyan Caucasian Center for Iranian Studies, Erevan
12 A Far West Story: From New Julfa to Spain and South America Vartan Matiossian Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, and Hovnanian School of New Jersey


Sunday, November 16, 2003
1:30 - 5:30 P.M.
. Presentation: Presenter: Establishment:
1 Northern Europe and the Armenian Merchants of New Julfa Artsvi Bakhchinyan Erevan
2 The Life-Style Culture of New Julfa during the 17th-18th Centuries: Arts and Crafts Ashot Stepanyan Institute of Oriental Studies, Erevan
3 The Architecture of New Julfa Armen Hakhnazarian Research on Armenian Architecture, Aachen, Germany
4 Western Models for the Wall Paintings of Holy Savior's Cathedral and St. Bethlehem Church Archbishop Goriun Babian Prelate, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates, and Former Prelate, New Julfa                 
5 The Armenian Dialect of New Julfa Bert Vaux University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
6 The Depictions of Everyday Life in Song and Verse of the New Julfa Region Anahid Keshishian UCLA
7 Images of New Julfa: Sumbat's Paintings and Some Remembrances Leonardo Alishan University of Utah
  Discussion    
  Photographic Exhibit Richard and Anne Elizabeth Elbrecht Davis, California
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